TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (25mm, 2.68 g, 12h). Third coinage. Canterbury mint; im: –. Struck 1544-1547. Crowned and mantled bust facing slightly right (Laker D) / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1847; SCBC 2373. The legend a little weak in parts otherwise an attractive portrait coin. Toned. Good VF. Rare.
From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex M. Lessen (Dix Noonan Webb 168, 29 January 2020), lot 852; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 89509 (November 1995); 'Agricola' [R.S. James] (Spink 31, 12 October 1983), lot 133; C.F. Gilboy (Part II, Spink 16, 9 July 1981), lot 256, purchased from Seaby, October 1969.